If you don’t have a drawer to keep things in, simply put it in a shoe box or other small container. Stash it where you know you will always have access to it if you need it. THEN FORGET ABOUT IT!!

That last part is key. If you eat from it regularly, then there is always the chance that it won’t be fully stocked when you truly need it. Remember, this is an emergency kit. As in, a I’m-away-from-home-without-clean-food-and-I’m-starving kit.

And don’t forget to mark your calendar regularly to keep rotating the foods in your kit. No sense leaving them there for months and then having to throw them out. If you rotate them on a regular basis, you won’t ever have to worry about it.

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I always keep one Lara bar in my car and one in my purse for those times I go work out and forget to bring something for after my workout or when I am just not going to get home soon enough to eat and I am starving.

Oh and just recently I found .5 oz bags of raw, unsalted packs of walnuts and almonds mixed. Used it last night on my way home from my workout and then had dinner when I got home. I usually eat them with a couple cut up carrots/celery but forgot the veggies last night so the nuts hit the spot for the 20 minute drive home.

Oh, I forgot about True Lemon and True Lime! They’re crystallized fruit juices in little “sugar-size” packets. There is even a True Orange, if you can find it. Add a couple packets of this with a couple packets of Stevia or Truvia to that glass or bottle of water–and you have your own lemon/lime/orange-ade. 🙂

BTW, if you’re indulging… You could even add a couple packets of True Lime and Stevia/Truvia to a glass of ice water + one shot tequila = Instant (low-carb) Margarita!

What wonderful Ideas, I never thought of keeping that sort of thing in the car ready to go! I have always packed things up similar to this when we are about to leave the house but to have spares in the car etc, that’s a great idea. Thanks so much for all of the wonderful info. ~ Take Care

Julie – Almonds are great! I no longer use protein powder. I find I get plenty of protein from my diet and smoothies. But I used to use 100% whey powder from my local health food store. They carried it in bulk. Great stuff!

Thank you Sarah! I was just thinking about this and you are so right! A person needs to have this, I’m always caught out running errands with no snacks and not a lot of good choice in the convenience stores. The shelves are full of temptations, where if you had good stuff with you no need to even stop.

I live in Arizona so in my car doesn’t always work but I keep a bigger bag for a purse and always have a few KIND bars (awesome by the way and GMO Free). My favorite is the dark blue one fruit and nut delight. I also keep some things for the kids, banana and healthier crackers or applesauce to go. I love the idea of a shoe box at home to just grab. I am going to do that! I used to eat protein bars all the time but now have learned about soy and soy protein isolate, whey protein isolate and anyway so many things even in the good ones that aren’t so good so the Larabars are great, that is what I used to have until I bought a KIND bar at a starbucks and have been hooked ever since 😉

RE: the KIND bars…. I have a couple in my pantry so here are the ingredients. I am new to the Clean Eating thing so please let me know what the specific non-clean ingredients are so I know for future reference.

Julie W – I’m not sure about the tapioca syrup. You would have to check into how that is made. But beyond that, the canola oil is highly processed, even if it is GMO free. I also question the gum acacia and the “natural” maple flavor. The word “natural” means something very different to food manufacturers than it does to us consumers and flavoring is typically pretty highly processed stuff as well depending on what is used.

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